THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Management
MGNT1020U
Principles of Management (管理原理)
(First Term, 2015-2016)
INSTRUCTOR
Name:
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Class Info:
Office hours:
Hong HUI (Dr)
CYT 831
3943-7842
chhui@baf.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk
Wed 2:30pm-5:15pm YIA505
By appointment
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Name:
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Office hours:
Sandy WU
CYT 842
3943-7798
sandywu@baf.cuhk.edu.hk
By email
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed to integrate the academic management theories with real world business practices to
provide students the required basic knowledge and skills to manage themselves and influence others. The
course begins with management challenges, the history of management and then proceeds to cover the basic
functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Emphasis will be placed on the
practical application of theories through lectures, e-learning, case studies, management articles, class
discussion and a group project using real company to practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
(a) To become a capable student with self discipline.
(b) Able to understand and apply the management theories into study and real business world.
(c) Strengthen the development on critical thinking, analytical skills, leadership, presentation and teamwork collaboration
ASSESSMENT SCHEME
Task nature
Description
Attendance & In-class
Participation
Mid-term Test (Test1)
For assessment of
learning outcomes
Learning Outcome (a)
Weight
10%
Attendance & In-class
Participation - 5%
Personal SWOT - 1%
Study Plan - 2%
Course Reflection 2%
MC questions
Learning Outcome (b)
1
30%
(Introduction, Planning &
Organizing)
*Final Test (Test2)
Essay questions
Learning Outcome (b)
Group Project
MS Powerpoint Group Learning Outcome (c)
Presentation (20min)
30%
(Leading & Controlling)
30%
(Situation Analysis &
Problem Identification)
- Project Plan 2%
- Company Background &
SWOT 3%
- Final Group Presentation
20%
- Individual Presentation
Skills 5%
This is a highly interactive and practical course. The course assessments are trying to ensure fairness and a
balanced measurement of students' positive behavior, skills, knowledge and teamwork. Hence, your
attendance and punctuality as well as active participation is highly encouraged. In order to minimize any
chance of free riders and those students who believe that they can handle the course by self-study, students are
reminded to pay attention to the following rules:
1. Attendance
For those students who have absences for more than four times without any valid reason, you may not be
allowed to attend test1, test2 or group presentation and even result in an "F" as the final grade for this course.
Of course, if a student does not able to attend the initial four lectures for whatever reason, it does not make
sense to allow the student to attend test1.
2. Make-up Test
In general, make-up test will not be provided and a penalty of 20% deduction on the total marks may be applied
even if an exceptional case is granted. For sick leave, student must provide a certificate endorsed by a CUHK
doctor.
3. Late submission of assignments
All assignments are expected to be submitted in class. Late submission will not be entertained.
4. Group Presentation
Any student who is not able to present the assigned part of final group presentation due to any reason as
according to the planned schedule will get zero mark on the group project.
5. Peer Evaluation
You are required to provide confidential ratings on your group members regarding their contribution to the
group project in terms of attendance, cooperation, contribution and being a team player. It is your
responsibility to report to the teacher of any free-riding behavior with evidences. The free-riders will be
penalized as much as zero mark on the group project.
RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Textbook
Robbins and Coulter 2015. Fundamentals of Management, 9e Pearson Prentice Hall
- Chapters (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Readings
Uploaded articles in the Blackboard (eg. The man who invented Management)
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Reference / Useful Websites
CUHK Online Library - HBR & Fortune articles
Company Website (annual report)
FEEDBACK FOR EVALUATION
You are welcome to feedback & suggest any improvement for this course at any time. We will also formally
conduct the CTE on the last lecture as well.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Wk
Date
Topic
Remarks (Class Activities &
Tutorial Session)
1
Sept09
Blackboard Demo (CUHK Online library;
My Management Blog)
Student Introduction & Socialization;
Submit Personal SWOT 1%
2
Sept16
Course Overview;
Introduction to management (Chapter1);
Note: e-Learning (Management
Introduction; History of Management)
Planning (Chapter2&5);
Reading: Managing Oneself;
Video: Steve's Stanford Speech;
3
Sept23
4
Sept30
5
Oct07
6
Oct14
7
Oct28
8
Nov04
9
Nov11
Strategic Management (Chapter5);
Reading: The Five Competitive Forces that
Shape Strategy;
Introduction of Group Project
Organizing (Structure; Chapter6);
Case: More than Cosmetic Changes
Organizing (Staffing; Chapter7);
Common Interview Questions & Problems;
Note: e-Learning (HRM)
Communication (Chapter13);
Presentation & Report Writing Skills
Leading (Chapter10&12);
Case: Arctic Mining Consultants;
Reading: The Real Leadership Lessons of
Steve Jobs
Motivation (Chapter11);
Case: Arctic Mining Consultants;
Controlling (Chapter14);
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Submit Study Plan 2%;
Group Formation;
Nomination of Group Leader;
Allocate Project
Submit Project Plan 2%;
Demo Example of Group Presentation;
Discuss Situation Analysis for your
assigned company (PartI)
Submit Company Background &
SWOT 3%;
Test1 Revision (Sample of Test1 will be
provided);
Identify Top 3 problems for your assigned
company
Conduct Test1 (Wk1 to Wk4; 1 Hr)
Conduct Interim Group Presentation
(PartI: 10min)
- Situation Analysis
- Top3 Challenges/Problems
Discuss Business Strategy Formulation
(PartII);
Confirmation of Final Group
Presentation Schedule
Completion of Group Project Draft
(PartI & II);
Conduct Final Group Presentation
Rehearsal (20min) - for selected groups
only
Course Reflection 2%;
Peer Evaluation;
Sample of Test2 will be provided;
Submit Group Presentation in class
(both softcopy & hardcopy)
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11
12
Nov18
Nov25
Dec02
Group Presentation I (20min)
Group Presentation II (20min)
Final Test
Conduct CTE; Test2
BLACKBOARD (CUHK eLearning platform)
Please regularly access the course outline and course content folders from blackboard in order to get the
teaching plan, student kit and weekly notes. You are also encouraged to access the CUHK online library for
the HBR and Fortune articles as well as my management blog (http://hongcuhk.blogspot.hk) to read some
latest business information on some real companies that may be related to your group project.
POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM
The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by
students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to
disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. Attention is drawn to University policy
and regulations on honesty in academic work, and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to
breaches
of
such
policy
and
regulations.
Details
may
be
found
at
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.
With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are aware of these
policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures. In the case of group projects, all students of the same group
should be asked to sign the declaration, each of whom is responsible should there be any plagiarized contents
in the group project, irrespective of whether he/she has signed the declaration and whether he/she has
contributed
directly
or
indirectly
to
the
plagiarized
contents.
For assignments in the form of a computer-generated document that is principally text-based and submitted via
VeriGuide, the statement, in the form of a receipt, will be issued by the system upon students' uploading of the
soft copy of the assignment. Assignments without the properly signed declaration will not be graded by
teachers. Only the final version of the assignment should be submitted via VeriGuide.
The submission of a piece of work, or a part of a piece of work, for more than one purpose (e.g. to satisfy the
requirements in two different courses) without declaration to this effect shall be regarded as having committed
undeclared multiple submission. It is common and acceptable to reuse a turn of phrase or a sentence or two
from one’s own work; but wholesale reuse is problematic. In any case, agreement from the course teacher(s)
concerned should be obtained prior to the submission of the piece of work.
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